So, yeah, class was rough to get to this morning after partying for Halloween last night. Boy was it worth it though, we made all sorts of yum chocolates.. I made these candies called Toucans, they were white chocolate mango passionfruit ganache centers enrobed in white chocolate, but they were prism shaped and the molds were airbrushed with red cocoa butter on one side and yellow on the other, they were delicious AND pretty, and very very shiny- they looked like they had 50 layers of topcoat! :-P

And under a UV light.... I love neons. Looks very monster-y. :)

Today's nails are sadly the last of the Halloween-themed nails for this year... they are webs...on the web. :)

I used Sally Girl polish in a neon/fluorescent orange, and I drew on the lines with Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Black. Love those things, which the colors were better and more varied.

I am the shadow on the moon at night, filling your dreams to the brim with fright!

Fantabulous movie.

Day 5 of Halloween-themed nails! Moon silhouettes! Everything from witches on their brooms to black cats, graveyards, bats and the hill from Nightmare Before Christmas!!

I used OPI Banana Bandana as a base with Hot Topic Glow in the Dark over it to make the moons gloooooowwww. For the dark, I used Zoya Indigo, which is a VERY pretty color, a deep metallic blue with subtle sparkle, it is quite opaque too, I was pleasantly surprised. Go Zoya! For the cat, I used a Konad plate from the Coraline set, the rest were hand painted.

Haha, I considered using another classic line from Buffalo Bill in 'Silence of the Lambs' but I figured it a tad inappropriate.. :-P Funny, but distasteful!

Day 4 of Halloween-themed nails! Sewn together skin- light skin, dark skin, tanned skin, I even threw a little zombie flesh in the mix. :-P The doctor that did this stitch job apparently needs a tad more practice....

Today is the first day of my Halloween-themed nails that I'll be doing this week! I decided to do eyes that glow in the dark on black nails, unfortunately, since glow in the dark nail polish has to be über-thick to glow, you can see the eyes in the light, too. Disappointing, but they still look cool I think, although maybe I'll paint a neon green underneath the eyes if I do it again.

Hey all! Today we got out of chocolate class later than usual, busy day!! Sorry for the crappy cuticles- dishwashing in class'll do that. :) Today's nails are simple, since I didn't have a whole lot of time in between class and other duties. I hope you still like it though!!

Today's nails are relatively simple, I've been overdoing it lately, and putting too many things on my plate that need to get done, so an early bedtime was required last night... However, I still think that they turned out pretty rad! :) They kinda look like wallpaper to me....

Today's nails are painted with that crazy Simpsons family! I have always loved the show, so I thought I'd give them a whirl on my nails! Also, today is one of the rare instances that I don't do the same thing on my right hand, so I'm posting a picture of that hand too- its the opening credits of the show!!

Todays nails are inspired by the artist Piet Mondrian, a Dutch artist whose art consisted of a white background, upon which was painted a grid of black lines and primary colors (blue, yellow, and red).

I used a different technique, where I masked off what I didn't want painted white or colored with painters tape over black polish. It turned out a little messy, so I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I may try it a few more times to test it out with varying conditions.

Hey there!! Really simple one today, was a hectic weekend, and I needed to get to bed early! I started to do Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ones, but was too shaky, so they looked bad. I wasted a lot of time trying to make them look nice, so all I had time for was something easy for today's post.

I used Zoya Veruschka for the base, which is one of their new mattes, and it is SO pretty- I might try it with a top coat, because it looks amazing when it it still wet. I also used Zoya Astra, which is one of their new Ultra Glitters- it only takes TWO coats for solid sparkly goodness!

Hey all!! As a tribute to the fantabulous show the Lion King, which I finally got a chance to go see last night (IT WAS AMAZING!), I decided to do an animal print, zebra to be exact! :) This also incorporates the white from the Halloween OPI set, which I had a request from AnDREa to do something with the glow-in-the-dark polish from the set, Ghostess with the Mostess.

in the light:

in the dark:

I used OPI Ghostess with the Mostess for the base with Zoya Raven on Konad Plate m57 for the zebra stripes. :)

Sorry today's post is so late, I have class on Saturday, don't get home until 2, and can't wear nail polish to class, so posts will be later on Saturdays! :)

Today's nails were inspired by the fact that I am going to see The Lion King tonight- I am SO incredibly excited!!!!

I did the lion logo for the show on my thumb, but did african art that I found online, animal print, and a Serengeti sunset on one.

I used: Zoya Pippa as a base, Zoya Angelina for all the line work, China Glaze Salsa for the red parts of the designs, and China Glaze Purple (the sticker fell off, it's a neony purple with sparkles) for the purple parts of the designs, and Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in 06 Sun Kissed for the orange sunset on the index finger.

Today's design was semi-hurried, things have been hectic lately, having a friend to visit this weekend, so this week has been a lot of late nights cleaning- so I was in a rush at 12:30 a.m. to get this done, so I apologize for it being semi-sloppy!

I used Zoya Charlize for the base, Zoya Raven for the stockings, and Zoya Posh Matte for the back seam on the 'stockings'. The stocking patterns were on Konad image plate m57, it is a mix of the lace edge, and the fishnet pattern.

If any of you lovelies have any designs or color combinations you'd like me to try- just let me know!

Another water marbling design today, I totally dig this method, but I promise I'll do something different for tomorrow!!

I used:

Zoya Pippa as a base, with Zoya Dakota, OPI Pumped Up Pumpkin
from the OPI mini halloween set I got from ULTA for $2.99!!, and Sinful Colors Serena & Chloe for the swirls. In retrospect, though, glittered nail polish doesn't work very well for this technique.

About Me

Hi all, and welcome to my blog project. I completed my original challenge/plan to do 365 different nail designs in 365 days on October 13, 2010. I now continue to do designs as I have time because I love it! If you have any ideas, or just want to contact me, my email address is thedailynail@gmail.com